Tonight we not only were given the joy of All Saints and the commemoration of the faithful departed (remembering the members of our parish who have been gathered to the Lord since the last All Saints celebration by name and with the tolling of a bell), but we also got to see Hannah Victoria Huckleberry have her sins washed away in Holy Baptism and receive anointing and the laying on of hands. She has been made our newest saint!
Tomorrow, God willing, we will continue our All Saints celebration with the choir assisting on "For All the Saints" and at the late service confirm two adults: Antoinette Wood and Darlene DaCruz.
And as we gather at the holy table, we will feast together not only with those who have entered into rest this past year, but with all the faithful of every time and every place, worshipping the Lamb who was slain for our salvation and giving Him glory and praise with them. Truly, death has been destroyed and in Christ we have been given a life that never ends and a family that will be together in Him forever!
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